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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Do you think sometimes privacy practices of people at c/privacy or r/privacy communities are overparanoid or take things too far? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 20 hours ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've had people tell me that this is (their words, not mine): "mental illness"

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[–] Zoma@sh.itjust.works 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Yep, I made the mistake of telling my family I care about my privacy. The amount of times I've been told the nothing to hide argument is stupid.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Tell them to leave their front door unlocked. They should have no problem doing that, and if they do, call the police on them because it means they're hiding illegal activity in their home. /s

[–] SpacetimeMachine@lemmy.world 7 points 3 hours ago

Or just ask if they have nothing to hide why do they poop with the door closed? What could they be doing in there?

[–] QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 hours ago

I started asking people who put that forward if they would give me their cellular phone unlocked for a hour. After all they have nothing to hide, right?